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The role of clumped defecation in the spatial distribution of soil nutrients and the availability of nutrients for plant uptake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2005

Kenneth Feeley
Kenneth Feeley
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, Duke University, PO Box 90338, Durham NC 27708, USA. (Email: feeley@duke.edu)
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Abstract

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Many types of primate, particularly species of the genus Alouatta (howler monkey) defecate as a social group and tend to defecate repeatedly in specific locations (sometimes referred to as latrines; Andresen 2001, 2002; Gilbert 1997). The importance of these clumped defecations in the dispersal of seeds has been well investigated (Andresen 2001, 2002; Estrada & Coates-Estrada 1984, 1991; Julliot 1996). In contrast, no study has yet looked at the role of clumped defecation in the spatial distribution of soil nutrients and the availability of nutrients for plant uptake.

Keywords

Alouatta seniculusclumped defecationhowler monkeysLake Gurilatrinenutrient cyclingVenezuela
Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , January 2005 , pp. 99 - 102
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press